The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-26
GEN ERAL NEWS.

The funeral of the late Rev. Joseph Marsh
took place at Sandwich, Mass, yesterday.
The Massachusetts House has sustained
the veto Of the Beverly Farms bill-99 to 113.
The British Hosiery Company at Thorn
ton, II. l., has posted a notice Of q reduction
to half the present force or q possible shut
down. This is on account of the extreme
depression of the trade and large stock Of
unsold goods.
DR.. Watson, who made an autopsy on the
body. of Captain Thomas ii. Carpenter,
which was found short time ago at Glen
Cove, l.. l.. after having been in the water
six months, says that Captain Carpenter was
not drowned, but was undoubtedly dead be-
fore he was put in the water. This confirms
the theory that he was murdered by a person
who was on board of the schooner Long
Island with him when he sailed from New
York, November Is.
A plan is under consideration by the men,
bers of the coke syndicate in Pennsylvania
to Introduce new men in the coke regions.
Several meetings of the syndicate of opera
tion have been held in Pittsburg and the
material is thoroughly canvassed. In case
tney decide 10 put new men to work they
will be carefully protected and preference
will be given to native Americans.
Queen Kapiolani and suite sailed Wednes-
day from New York.
Sunday night assassins called out Senior
Of sNogales. Arizona, and shot him to death.
The affair occurred about o'clock. and the
assassins have thus far eluded pursuit.
A San Francisco despatch says that not
withstanding Secretary Bayard's contradic-
tion of the report that the gunboat Rush was
to carry marshal to sell the seized British
sealing vessels at 0nnalaska, there appears
to be some truth in the story that Capt.
Shepherd will sal, June 1st, with strict
orders to seize every vessel found trans
crossing the provisions of law re,ating to
fishing in territorial waters.
One of the officers of the White Star line
says that the loss caused by the collision will
be about $4,000, Of which $4,000 was oc-
casioned by delayed trips.
DIR. Talmage says he cannot account for
the preaching of one of his sermons by
Canon Fleming of York, but he will not say
that the canon has been guilty Of plagiarism.
The sermon, which 1t is alleged the English
canon palmed off as one of his own, was
published by DIR. Talmage in England as
early as 1876, thus establishing its priority.
The fifth annual parade of the Uniformed
Order of Odd Fellows of Connecticut took
place yesterday.
DR.. McGlynn spoke to large audience at
Hartford, Conn.,, last evening"
George Henry Warren, well known New
York millionaire, is seriously Ill in Paris.
The Board Of Regents of the Grant Memo
unanimously conferred the degree of Doctor
of Laws upon George w. Childs.
General Sherman has accepted an invita-
tion to be present at the unveiling of the
New Haven soldiers and sailors monument.
Samnel Robinson, gun maker, who left
home in New Haven, Conn, a year ago
bound West to settle. and who was thought
to have been murdered for his money, has
been found working on farm at Beaver
Creek, Clay county, Texas. He was discov-
"dgs Of Sab bs sens out Oy tne
Timothy Casey, aged 50 years, committed
suicide by drowning in Charles river at
Waltham, Mass, yesterday. No motive is
assigned
Eugene j. Sullivan of East Cambridge,
Mass, who was sentenced two years ago to
three years Imprisonment in the House of
| Correction for manslaughter in causing the
death of John +. Driscoll of Somerville, was
yesterday pardoned by Governor Ames.